Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Centre County, Pennsylvania, has about 160,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Centre County depends on where the incident happened: the Centre County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Right-to-Know Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Centre County public records, Centre County arrest records, Centre County warrants, Centre County inmate search, Centre County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Centre County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Centre County that is the Centre County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Centre County State Police in Centre County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department and four state agencies in Centre County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Centre County Sheriff's Office
The Centre County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at centrecountypa.gov/232/Inmate-Listing (page title: Inmate Listing | Centre County, PA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Centre County
The two cities the FBI lists in Centre County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- State College: 1,114 arrests reported for 2024. The State College police records page is at statecollegepa.us/police-recordsreport-requests, phone (814) 234-7150 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Bellefonte: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Centre County in 2025
The five agencies in Centre County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 230 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Centre County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 518 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
The Right-to-Know Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, at a charge of copying at 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at centrecountypa.gov/166/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Centre County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (814) 355-6735, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Centre County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Centre County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
How long does an agency in Centre County have to answer?
Under the Right-to-Know Law, within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Centre County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Centre County State Police in Centre County.
How do I get a report from the Centre County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Centre County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.